Home Depot Launching Online Gift Registry
Atlanta, GA, Mar. 23--Home Depot is going the way of retailers like Crate & Barrel and Macy's by offering an online gift registry.
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Lowe's Adding 600 Workers in Mooresville
Mooreville, NC, Mar. 23--Lowe's Companies Inc. is expanding its Mooresville base to add 600 more workers, the home improvement retailer announced.
UK Company Commissions £5M Tire Recycling Plant
Stalybridge, UK, Mar. 23--Sims Recycling Solution has commissioned a £5 million tire granulating plant in Stalybridge, Manchester, which can process 35,000 tonnes of tires a year.
OMNOVA Solutions Narrows Losses in First Quarter
Fairlawn, OH, Mar. 23--Omnova Solutions Inc. today reported a loss of $5.8 million or $(0.14) per diluted share for the first quarter of 2004,
Forbo Reports 2003 Earnings
Zurich/Eglisau, Swiitzerland, Mar. 23--In 2003, the Forbo Group had to struggle with adverse economic conditions in important core markets coupled with an unfavorable exchange rate development of the US dollar.
Owens-Illinois Appoints DuPont Executive as CEO
Toledo, OH, Mar. 22- Owens-Illinois, the biggest manufacturer of glass containers in North and South America, on Monday said a DuPont executive, Steven McCracken, will succeed Joseph Lemieux as president and chief executive on April 1.
Concentration of Production to Pergo’s Plant in Tr
Trelleborg, Sweden, Mar. 22--In compliance with the Swedish Co-determination Act, Pergo has decided to begin negotiations with the unions regarding concentration of production of premium products for the European market to the plant in Trelleborg.
Retailers Adopt Portable Telecom Technology
Albany, NY, Mar. 22--Joe Pangione is connected. The 45-year-old assistant store manager at the Home Depot at Latham Farms carries a dedicated cellphone that is his half-pound link to the world.
Monsanto/Solutia Retirees Fight for Benefits
Pensacola, FL, Mar. 22--Thousands of area Solutia Inc. and Monsanto Co. retirees wondering about the future of their health insurance and other benefits, probably won't have an answer for two years.
Monsanto, Pharmacia to Conduct New Dioxin Study
Charleston, WV, Mar. 22--Monsanto Co. and a related company agreed Thursday to a new study of dioxin contamination of the Kanawha River, according to the Charleston Gazette.